Category: Ubuntu

This week I decided to check the screen resolutions in Ubuntu and noticed I wasnt using the highest value. I selected this and it resulted in a blank screen. You can reset it by running rm ~/.config/monitors.xml from a terminal. To access the terminal when the screen is blank press Ctrl Alt and F2 together.

Some really useful guides from HowToGeek to provide both Linux and Windows support all from a USB stick. Rescue Old, Damaged CDs with an Ubuntu Live CD Use an Ubuntu Live CD to Securely Wipe Your PC’s Hard Drive Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD Make a Drive Image Using…

Today I decided to upgrade my Ubuntu 9.04 Server to 9.10. I think I was to tired to make a sensible decision after attending a McAfee Access All Areas conference today. I have also done this through SSH which isnt recommended or taken any backups…Maybe I have to much confidence in the guys/girls at…

I currently have two installs of Ubuntu server 9.04 and although I can manage them through SSL its also useful to have a GUI for making some changes. I have found Webmin to be really good for this. There may be alternatives out there but so far this does everything out the box. To install…

I have decided to try and setup my own mail server. I think it makes sense as I have my low powered Ubuntu Server so the electric bill shouldn’t get hit to badly. I have googled around and the best guide seems to be a blogpost on Craig Ballinger’s site. The guide is to install…

Its time for my second blog post and as promised its about my newly built Home Server. I’m fairly new to Linux so I decided to use Ubuntu Server 9.04 (codenamed Jaunty Jackalope) as it seems to be the most widely supported distribution around at the moment with plenty of resources to help on-line. I…